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Re: missing vulnerable OS description
"Is this a zdnet editorial policy to protect Microsoft from the inevitable negative publicity or are we supposed to assume that all viri infect only Microsoft systems so that the identification of the vulnerable system type is not needed?"

IMO the answers are:

Yes, most of the Windows PC press industry is apparently incapable of writing the words Microsoft and virus in the same article.

And Yes. Whenever you read of a new virus, if you assume that the virus only effects Windows computers, the odds are about 70,000 to 30 that you are correct.

In any event, I don't know what the big deal is about anyhow. I opened the attachments from several of these messages last night on my Mac and they didn't do anything happy
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missing vulnerable OS description  rgriffith64@... | 01/26/04
How Disengenuous of You...  Confused by religion | 01/26/04
It's an executable file not an .exe  voska | 01/26/04
Sorry - my bad!  Confused by religion | 01/26/04
same old story, all over again...  mactek.net | 01/26/04
Nope  rpmyers1 | 01/26/04
Um simple answer to that!  MkIIISupra | 01/26/04
What?  Spoon Jabber | 01/26/04
Spoon Jabber and mkIIISupra  rpmyers1 | 01/26/04
Linux not worth it  John Zern | 01/27/04
you're funny...  ryusen | 01/27/04
Ignorant  d_jedi | 01/27/04
You said it!!  X Marks The Spot | 01/26/04
Windows was specifically mentioned  John L. Ries | 01/26/04
This is quoted from the story:  Bill4 | 01/26/04
Huh?  daryll@... | 01/26/04
Article was changed.  rgriffith64@... | 01/27/04
Re: missing vulnerable OS description  issthatso | 01/27/04
Look again  kuch | 01/27/04
duh  tlyon | 01/27/04
missing vulnerable OS description - NOT!  horusfalcon | 01/29/04
Getting smarter...  MkIIISupra | 01/26/04
Linsux  Fred Flintsone | 01/26/04
virus infect systems from win95 to xp  mactek.net | 01/26/04
Bully for you!  MkIIISupra | 01/26/04
Bully for you...  dsentman@... | 01/26/04
Your welcome.  MkIIISupra | 01/26/04
Wow...  Martin Marvinski | 01/26/04
Bully for you...  dsentman@... | 01/26/04
I'm with you  IT_User | 01/26/04
Virus free since 1987?  epflaum@... | 01/27/04
Overblown...  Mike Cox | 01/26/04
And all this time, I thought you were serious  John L. Ries | 01/26/04
New here?  Martin Marvinski | 01/26/04
I still say he needs his own column  Nullifidian | 01/27/04
I agree, give Cox his own column  el1jones | 01/27/04
You should hire new MCSE's  toadlife | 01/27/04
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Thanks  michael-t | 01/26/04
MCSE's on call....  Mike Cox | 01/26/04
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Irresponsible? YES!  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
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---New virus hitting in-boxes---  NoB$ | 01/26/04
It's a Trojan, not a virus  Heatlesssun | 01/26/04
Good tips, here are mine...  Fred Fredrickson | 01/26/04
No external files?  braindigitalis | 01/26/04
No external files? A bit extreme...  Heatlesssun | 01/26/04
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Good Idea.... BUT!  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
Why No Webmail ???  nikoli | 01/27/04
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BAD ADVICE!  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
Step one could be a problem  Spoon Jabber | 01/26/04
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Quite true  TWRX | 01/27/04
Ironic  TWRX | 01/27/04
You were born last month?  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
And AGAIN....  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
For the record.  John L. Ries | 01/26/04
re: for the record  IT-man_z | 01/26/04
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mail spoofing sucks  Suicida| | 01/26/04
Nightmare is right.  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
Bully for you...  dsentman@... | 01/26/04
im with you, eastview  MrNik | 01/27/04
Another ABMer beating his chest.  NoB$ | 01/27/04
Amazing; they did it again.  Anton Philidor | 01/26/04
Yes, truly amazing  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/27/04
Tech support rep here  nikoli | 01/27/04
Yes, truly amazing  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/27/04
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Stone tires  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/27/04
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Well, the Linux "commune"ity  rkadowns | 01/27/04
Not hardly  STDog | 01/27/04
Message from Mac and Linux users  miataclub | 01/27/04
happy  Jefferis Peterson | 01/27/04
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Forged headers can fool you  Andyvan | 01/27/04
Linux Fans Spreading Windows Viruses  Zuel | 01/27/04
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Idea!  MkIIISupra | 01/27/04
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payback  lengua99 | 01/31/04
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I Agree 100%  wadeprater | 01/27/04
Do you know........  nite_w0lf | 01/27/04
really?  lengua99 | 01/31/04
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Better cure than Panda  ddollinger | 01/29/04
Linux not worth the programming effort  John Zern | 01/27/04
For The Love Of Pete...  nikoli | 01/27/04
Idiots on the Net? How wierd.  jrbeaman | 01/27/04
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